Harold Mathis

Harold Mathis was born October 3rd, 1936 in Jackson County, TN, to the late Jim F. Mathis and Lillie Mae Stafford Mathis and died on December 26, 2025. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years Lassie Davidson Mathis, Son: Timothy Mathis, Sisters: Judy Johnson; Jemmie Mathis. Survivors include Brother: Jackie (Shirley) Mathis, 2 Sisters: Lena Mai Davis of Gainesboro, TN, and Janice Cole of Cookeville, TN. Son, Jeff Mathis (Angela) of Nashville, TN; daughter, Laura Mathis Wheeler of Cookeville; three grandchildren, Huston Wheeler of Cookeville, Haley Mathis of Spring Hill, TN, and Abby Mathis Egas (David) of Denver, CO
Harold would say that marrying Lassie was the best decision that he ever made. He was a Christian and member of the Church of Christ largely because of her Godly influence (1 Cor 7:13-14). He was a mechanic by trade who loved hard work of all kinds including construction, plumbing and electrical. He constantly had multiple, ongoing projects over the years like gardening, growing tobacco, and raising pigs and chickens. In fact, he was still chopping wood into his 70s and restoring antique trucks until last month. His greatest delight in life was his three grandchildren who melted his heart and taught him to express pure joy.
Anderson Upper Cumberland Funeral Home is managing graveside services at 2:00 on December 28th at the Pharris Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in the memory of Harold to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, by mail at P.O. Box 5014 Hagerstown, MD 21741 or online The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | Parkinson's Disease
Anderson Upper Cumberland Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. 931-268-1550 To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Harold, please visit our floral store.